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Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows

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Sep 23, 2:00 AM The Times-Independent (Moab) Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows
Sep 23, 5:50 PM Fox 13 (YouTube) Cattle ranching goes high tech with new cattle collars, virtual fencing
Sep 23, 5:52 PM Fox 13 Cattle ranching goes high-tech with new cattle collars, virtual fencing

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The Times-Independent (Moab) Sep 23, 2026

Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows

— Fire commanders in western Colorado used electronically collared cows to help contain the Gold Mountain Fire by eating fine fuels along a fire line, demonstrating a new method for wildfire management.

Fox 13 (YouTube) Sep 23, 2026

Cattle ranching goes high tech with new cattle collars, virtual fencing

— Cattle ranching in central Utah is adopting high-tech solutions like cattle collars and virtual fencing as the landscape recovers from the Monroe Canyon Fire.

Fox 13 Sep 23, 2026

Cattle ranching goes high-tech with new cattle collars, virtual fencing

— Ranchers in Morgan County are using GPS-enabled virtual fencing technology to manage cattle grazing after the Monroe Canyon Fire damaged traditional fencing. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is providing…

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